Brent Yonk is an Assistant Section Chief for the FBI Counterterrorism Division’s Technology and Data Innovation Section. In this role, he oversees a large technical and analytical workforce and a contract portfolio of over $120M with the responsibility for the development of novel technology solutions supporting international and domestic terrorism investigations and other critical incidents around the world.

Prior to his current role, Brent served as the FBI’s In-Q-Tel Interface Center Director leading the Bureau’s commercial scouting, testing and evaluation of emerging technologies. He also previously served as the Program Manager for Enterprise IT Infrastructure Modernization helping to set the strategic direction for the establishment of a robust, adaptable, and resilient technology backbone supporting worldwide investigative efforts. This culminated in the investment of over $250M in upgrades and improvements across the FBI’s IT footprint.

Brent also serves as an Adjunct Faculty for the FBI Academy instructing and facilitating courses in leadership, organizational change, and project management. He is also a certified emotional intelligence coach who specializes in helping his clients strengthen their self-awareness and interpersonal abilities to increase resiliency, enhance leadership, and improve performance.

Prior to joining the FBI, Brent spent nearly 10 years working in the private sector with several Fortune 500 companies in the areas of organizational change management and workforce development. He currently resides in Huntsville, AL with his wife and two daughters.

The FBI is an intelligence-driven and threat-focused national security organization with both intelligence and law enforcement responsibilities. It is the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Justice and a full member of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The FBI has the authority and responsibility to investigate specific crimes assigned to it and to provide other law enforcement agencies with cooperative services, such as fingerprint identification, laboratory examinations, and training. The FBI also gathers, shares, and analyzes intelligence, both to support its own investigations and those of its partners and to better understand and combat the security threats facing the United States.